it claims to have expandable bass. what does that mean? I'm not getting much bass, and when I turn it up, the sound is distorted. how's yours?
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We don't turn ours up all that much, just enough to enjoy it in the livingroom/den area. When not turned on full blast, the sound does not seem to be distorted. I can't be certain, but I think "Expandable Bass Resonator" refers to the fact that when the center of the speaker is pulled upward, the interior of the coiled speaker body absorbs a narrow range of sound frequencies and induces vibrations (resonates) affecting the sound of the bass. If you're having problems with your AYL Portable Mini Speaker, or are not satisfied with how it works, contact the manufacturer. You have a 3 year warranty and it seems as though AYL's Customer Service department is actually adept at customer service.
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We don't turn ours up all that much, just enough to enjoy it in the livingroom/den area. When not turned on full blast, the sound does not seem to be distorted. I can't be certain, but I think "Expandable Bass Resonator" refers to the fact that when the center of the speaker is pulled upward, the interior of the coiled speaker body absorbs a narrow range of sound frequencies and induces vibrations (resonates) affecting the sound of the bass.If you're having problems with your AYL Portable Mini Speaker, or are not satisfied with how it works, contact the manufacturer. You have a 3 year warranty and it seems as though AYL's Customer Service department is actually adept at customer service. We don't turn ours up all that much, just enough to enjoy it in the livingroom/den area. When not turned on full blast, the sound does not seem to be distorted. I can't be certain, but I think "Expandable Bass Resonator" refers to the fact that when the center of the speaker is pulled upward, the interior of the coiled speaker body absorbs a narrow range of sound frequencies and induces vibrations (resonates) affecting the sound of the bass.If you're having problems with your AYL Portable Mini Speaker, or are not satisfied with how it works, contact the manufacturer.... » Read More We don't turn ours up all that much, just enough to enjoy it in the livingroom/den area. When not turned on full blast, the sound does not seem to be distorted. I can't be certain, but I think "Expandable Bass Resonator" refers to the fact that when the center of the speaker is pulled upward, the interior of the coiled speaker body absorbs a narrow range of sound frequencies and induces vibrations (resonates) affecting the sound of the bass.If you're having problems with your AYL Portable Mini Speaker, or are not satisfied with how it works, contact the manufacturer. You have a 3 year warranty and it seems as though AYL's Customer Service department is actually adept at customer service. « Show Less
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For few days it worked great. Now the sound is probably 5% more than the sound from a cell phone. IT DOES NOT HAVE A EXPANDABLE BASS. I m using it for few days after giving the review n feel like I have done wrong
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I cannot make a comparison, but The HK sound is superb with plenty of bass. With volume cranked up there is no noticeable distortion, again, plenty of bass but sound is well balanced (so bass is not exaggerated, which you may want...).
93048
They are no so bass heavy as to creat distortion with pop or rock. It's just relative to the M-100s I think they have a bias toward the bass end of the sound spectrum. There is no distortion, just the beautiful sound no matter what type of music you're listening to.
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Mine sounds awesome. I couldn't be more please for the price to quality ratio. I've had a few of my fellow players comment on it's good sound. I can't, of course, say what yours might sound like but I'm pleased with mine and have had it for quite a while now ... good luck
2210567
Believe me, it plays plenty loud without distortion. Make sure you properly place it in the room and the bass response will be fine.
1390686
So so at audessy setting. You have to manually boost the treble and the bass to get a feeling of "using a relatively expensive" receiver. And if you manually increase the treble and base, it is changed for all inputs. A headache - that you have to change it back to normal for watching movies.
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I have the same set, and the sub is under-powered compared to a lot of other speaker systems. However for me the bass is good with no problems, you might have received a damaged unit. The board and controls are "IN" the sub container, so they get hit by the air passing by. But I would contact Limitless Creations and see if they will replace it as a damaged unit.
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Mine also says it is 165W, but the bass is massive. I've got the dial on the back only turned up about 25%. Maybe you got a bad connector cord? Did you use the calibration microphone? Good luck!
106003
I feel the volume is just fine on its own. But bass will lack by itself. Paired with another and it will sound great.
1584487
You should have someone that knows about the settings hook it up for you. It took me a while but when I finally got it. It can pick up the low end...
756398
I have tried it with a P-bass. The cleanest sound was distorted. No bass type bottom end. Turning up the gain made a grainy hi-mid distortion. Not really usable for anything I would play or practice with. You can hear your notes so it might be of use to some players.
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I have owned several different speakers and I must admit that I am somewhat of an audiophile. I have had these speakers for 3 days now and I can say that they are decent for their price. To answer your question in regards to bass, it is just okay, nothing extraordinary. Again, it's still good for its price, but just not quite there for me. What I mean there is that the speakers and sub do not pick up on ALL lows, they are not full spectrum and will miss certain lows, and therefore miss certain bass at those frequencies. Also, at higher volume, above medium, you can hear distortion in the bass as well. If you pump the bass up to max and then crank up the volume, you will start to see the negative side of these speakers. I would still recommend these speakers for the price, they are perfectly fine for watching shows/movies and playing games...just not listening to music at high volume.
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The bass on the speaker is pretty good for its size and i would say it beats out most other speakers its size in that regard. That being said the bass is by no means amazing, its good and you can totally here it, but if your looking for a speaker with really good bass your gonna have to get something bigger. And there is no bass control button on the speaker
1464768
I'm really happy with the speaker, but I added a ext. Bass speaker bcz "I'm not happy with the bass.
1206481
If you have these headphones, your bass should be kicking! I get strong bass even when driven from an iPod. Check the headphones with a different source, plug them into something else and see if that improves the bass. If it does, then your source is not driving the headphones well. If there is restricted bass even with another source, I think you have a bad set of headphones that need to be returned. These things are very strong in the bass. Mine were bass happy out of the box, but the recommendation to loosen them up is a good one and I support that.
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To elaborate on my previous post, and to answer the question, it sounds fine at low volume if you're looking for clean sounds. I needed a louder amp which is why I chose this model. Best thing to do is find one locally and take it for a test drive.
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Mine has very good sound. It does require external speakers. Maybe have the sound muted, or otherwise disabled in your settings.